| Mookgophong | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in Limpopo |
| Coordinates: | -24.6667°N 29°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Waterberg |
| Seat: | Mookgophong |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 5 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Sarah Monyamane |
| Area Total Km2: | 5689 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 35640 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 85.6% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 13.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 51.0% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 13.3% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 12.5% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 6.3% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 16.9% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | LIM364 |
Mookgophong Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mookgophong Local Municipality was Mookgophong.
The Municipality was named after the type of tree found in the area, Mokgopa (a cactus).[4]
After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91601 | 1.20 | 7,685 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 91603 | 5.87 | 3,626 | Afrikaans | ||
| 91604 | 0.46 | 159 | Afrikaans | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 91602 | 4,263.18 | 19,280 | Northern Sotho |
The municipal council consisted of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of six seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[6] [7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 5,802 | 5,953 | 11,755 | 65.4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1,767 | 1,822 | 3,589 | 20.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 850 | 730 | 1,580 | 8.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 548 | 461 | 1,009 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 25 | 30 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8,972 | 8,991 | 17,963 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Spoilt votes | 165 | 128 | 293 | |||||